Scaffolding with Venn Diagrams (Primary)
Creating and using concept maps tends to have a high positive impact on student achievement.* Concept maps (graphic organisers) help students to see how various pieces of knowledge relate to one another. It helps to structure their thinking. ** Venn diagrams are one type of graphic organiser that illustrate similarities, differences, and relationships between concepts, ideas, categories, or groups. This scaffold takes the functionality of Venn Diagrams one step further and uses the dynamic of overlapping circles not only to make categories of information visible, but to actually be the venue through which – by analysing patterns – students can teach themselves new concepts. This is the fundamental goal of scaffolding – to create activities for students that help them pull on past knowledge to move into new knowledge – and to become more independent learners.
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Creating and using concept maps tends to have a high positive impact on student achievement.* Concept maps (graphic organisers) help students to see how various pieces of knowledge relate to one another. It helps to structure their thinking. ** Venn diagrams are one type of graphic organiser that illustrate similarities, differences, and relationships between concepts, ideas, categories, or groups. This scaffold takes the functionality of Venn Diagrams one step further and uses the dynamic of overlapping circles not only to make categories of information visible, but to actually be the venue through which – by analysing patterns – students can teach themselves new concepts. This is the fundamental goal of scaffolding – to create activities for students that help them pull on past knowledge to move into new knowledge – and to become more independent learners.
